Portrait of Myr Daoud Zadour, Envoy from the King of Persia to the Court of France

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Portrait of Myr Daoud Zadour, Envoy from the King of Persia to the Court of France

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Measurements:

17.5 cm x 10 cm

measurements

17.5 cm x 10 cm

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Material:

paper

material

paper

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Material:

ink

material

ink

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Material:

pigment

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pigment

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false

Technique:

engraving

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engraving

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false

Technique:

hand-painted

technique

hand-painted

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false

Cultural Context:

Persian (culture)

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Persian (culture)

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Date Original:

1845

date

1845

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Location:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Repository:

Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

repository

Western Michigan University, Libraries, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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Call number:

DS 258 .S55 1845

call_number

DS 258 .S55 1845

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Style Period:

Qajar

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Qajar

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Subject-LCNA:

Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853

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Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853

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Subject-LCSH:

Clothing and dress--Iran

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Clothing and dress--Iran

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false

Subject-LCSH:

Public officers

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Public officers

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false

Subject-AAT:

robes (main garments)

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robes (main garments)

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false

Subject-AAT:

shalwar

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shalwar

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false

Subject-AAT:

turbans

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turbans

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false

Subject-AAT:

slippers (shoes)

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slippers (shoes)

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false

Subject-AAT:

sashes (costume accessories)

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sashes (costume accessories)

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false

Subject-TGM:

Government officials

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Government officials

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false

Subject-TGN:

Iran (nation)

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Iran (nation)

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false

Subject-Keywords:

robes, government officials

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robes, government officials

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Relation:

Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google

relation

Engraving after original Persian drawing; electronic version of an earlier edition available through Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=TRoPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Shoberl+Persia&source=bl&ots=r9Rm4TUica&sig=xITq8JpHMqt163FajgCMkQwXDFM&

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Description:

P. 114 "The Persians shave the head twice or three times a week. Some have a lock of hair growing on the crown, after the fashion of the Turks; others retain a border above the ears." The Ambassador is wearing a full array of garments that make up the khilauts (Shoberl, p. 62-63)

description

P. 114 "The Persians shave the head twice or three times a week. Some have a lock of hair growing on the crown, after the fashion of the Turks; others retain a border above the ears." The Ambassador is wearing a full array of garments that make up the khilauts (Shoberl, p. 62-63)

Description

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Image Source:

Shoberl, Frederic. Persia: Containing a Description of the Country with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Art, Amusements, Etc. of Its Inhabitants. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1845.

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Shoberl, Frederic. Persia: Containing a Description of the Country with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Art, Amusements, Etc. of Its Inhabitants. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1845.